October Rapid Games
This month I played four rapid games and annotated / analysed them.
Here are the games.
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Queens Gambit – Slav
Blitz Game
Here is a fun blitz game where I made an opening error in the Queens Gambit – Slav, but followed up with solid play. It highlights the idea of king activity and placing pressure on backward pawns.
Tal Memorial 2012
This years Tal Memorial has been a really interesting tournament to follow, and with only two rounds left, and 5 leaders on 4/7 I am sure it is going to be an exciting finish! The tournament layout has been great, with 9 rounds, 10 super strong players and a blitz tournament to begin the tournament, and determine colours.
There have been plenty of interesting games, with quite a few upsets, especially McShane, the lowest seeded player in the tournament gaining wins over both Kramnik and Aronian.
Live coverage has been excellent, with numerous websites taking part. One website I have been using is whychess.org The site has a live chess viewer and analysis by houdini.
The only downfall is that the games air in Australia as I am getting ready for bed, I suppose I cant blame the tournament organisers for that.
The following game is McShane’s win over Aronian in the third round. This game was a very exciting game, with an exchange sacrifice early in the opening that gave McShane a splendid attack!
Newcastle Open 2012 – Round 4
In this game I was up against Ian Bull, a player I played against at the Country Teams Tournament. He is a great guy and a really strong player and I was ready for a tough game. I have really enjoyed both the games we have played. In this game we played a variation of the Queens Gambit Slav but with White playing an early fianchetto on the King side. I have included the ratings we had at the time of the tournament although both of us have improved our ratings since the tournament.
I still have 2 games to put up from the Newcastle Open so keep posted for those!
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